UNABSORBED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unabsorbed

adjective

Definition of unabsorbed

as in absent

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Recent Examples of unabsorbed When taken on an empty stomach, these types of supplements may pass through largely unabsorbed, leading to minimal or no benefits. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026 This can reduce the amount of the nutrient that enters your bloodstream, with the unabsorbed portion passing through your digestive system. — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026 Bacterial Imbalances Iron supplements, especially unabsorbed iron, can change the balance of bacteria in your gut. — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 31 Oct. 2025 Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The blood-red remnant seen on cloth is visible due to the leftover light wavelengths that remain unabsorbed by the condiment’s chemical composition. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025 The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs. — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication. — Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024

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Adjective

The material inequities that result from anti-Blackness, housing discrimination, or financial insecurity are conveniently absent; Yrsa is a creature absorbed by her own grievances and frustrations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
For now, the show remains dark, the signs are absent and no fines have been imposed.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of absent

Adjective

As materials pass through hubs like Singapore, their origins often become increasingly abstracted.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Affecting meaningful change — or suffering from the lack of it — has become so abstracted for the rich and powerful that everything feels like entertainment to them.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025

Definition of abstracted

Adjective

Echo Theater Company’s ambitious production brings lively design and a volatile cast to the stage, but an unfocused script and feverish direction overwhelm the story.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The Giants have played sloppy and unfocused baseball for most of the season.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfocused

Adjective

In Digger, Cruise — nearly unrecognizable in makeup and prosthetics — plays an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Her face crumples amid strained phone calls with A’s oblivious mother, while her eyes blaze like a four-alarm fire during a crushing panic attack brought on by a pushy date.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblivious

Adjective

This is a film that allows, wants, even demands that the viewer become distracted, tired, and fidgety.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
The driver was cited with distracted driving and failure to maintain a lane, and an internal investigation by MARTA has been launched, police said.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

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